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A154747 Decimal expansion of sqrt{sqrt{2} - 1}, the radius vector of the point of bisection of the arc of the unit lemniscate (x^2 + y^2)^2 = x^2 - y^2 in the first quadrant. 5
6, 4, 3, 5, 9, 4, 2, 5, 2, 9, 0, 5, 5, 8, 2, 6, 2, 4, 7, 3, 5, 4, 4, 3, 4, 3, 7, 4, 1, 8, 2, 0, 9, 8, 0, 8, 9, 2, 4, 2, 0, 2, 7, 4, 2, 4, 4, 4, 0, 0, 7, 6, 5, 1, 1, 5, 6, 1, 5, 2, 0, 0, 9, 3, 5, 2, 0, 7, 4, 8, 5, 0, 3, 2, 1, 8, 3, 6, 5, 1, 9, 5, 4, 5, 1, 3, 4, 2, 4, 6, 5, 9, 5 (list; constant; graph; refs; listen; history; internal format)
OFFSET

0,1

REFERENCES

C. L. Siegel, Topics in Complex Function Theory, Volume I: Elliptic Functions and Uniformization Theory, Wiley-Interscience, 1969, page 5

EXAMPLE

sqrt{sqrt{2} - 1} = 0.643594252905582624735443437418..., a root of r^4 + 2 r^2 - 1 = 0.

MATHEMATICA

nmax = 1000; First[ RealDigits[ Sqrt[Sqrt[2] - 1], 10, nmax] ]

CROSSREFS

Cf. A154739 for the abscissa and A154743 for the ordinate.

Cf. A154748, A154749 and A154750 for the continued fraction and the numerators and denominators of the convergents.

Cf. A085565 for 1.311028777, the first-quadrant arc length of the unit lemniscate.

Sequence in context: A118227 A199429 A200104 * A079624 A035335 A011097

Adjacent sequences:  A154744 A154745 A154746 * A154748 A154749 A154750

KEYWORD

nonn,cons,easy

AUTHOR

Stuart Clary (clary(AT)uakron.edu), Jan 14, 2009

EXTENSIONS

Offset corrected by R. J. Mathar (mathar(AT)strw.leidenuniv.nl), Feb 05 2009

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